Speakers
Aiyana Bodi
Manager, Employee Engagement
Project Drawdown
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Make Every Job a Climate Job
Ashley Gladney
Sustainability Manager
Spectrum Center, Home of the Charlotte Hornets
- Presenter: Summit Panel: Climate Success Stories
Bob Powell
Former Associate Professor
NC A&T University
- Facilitator: Climate Action Series: Health, Comfort, & Affordability: Get There Through Energy Efficiency; What is a Good “Clean Tech/Green” Job?
Brian Schneiderman
Director of Avila Programs
Self -Help Credit Union
- Facilitator: Climate Action Series: Choosing Our Transportation Future: Climate Friendly Choices are Within Reach
Carrie Stewart
Managing Partner
Green State Power
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Make Solar a Core Business Strategy
Christopher Chung
Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
Chief Executive Officer
- Keynote Speaker: The Summit
Crystal Barnes
Homeowner
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Health, Comfort, & Affordability: Get There Through Energy Efficiency
Catherine Sheehy
ESG & PBC Transparency Director
United Therapeutics
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Solar is a Core Business Strategy
Claire Ricci
Associate Vice President of Workforce and Continuing Education Guilford Technical Community College
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: What is a Good “Clean Tech/Green Job?
CT Anderson
Founder, Springclean
Senior Vice President, ESG Integration
Bank of America
- Moderator: Summit Success Stories
Diane Coleman
Manager
USGBC Carolinas
Consultant: Increase Your Knowledge in Sustainable Building Design, Construction and Operations to Advance Your Career
George Santucci
Sustainability and Special Projects Manager
Town of Boone
- Presenter: Summit Panel: Climate Success Stories
Graham Alexander
Senior Energy Specialist
Southern Energy Management
- Presenter: Climate Action Series & Consulting Sessions: Home Solar: Why Now is the Time to Act
Hanna Cockburn
Director of Transportation
City of Greensboro
- Presenter: Summit: Transforming Transportation
Jed Routh
VP of Markets and Products
Kempower
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Choosing Our Transportation Future
Jeff Kennedy
- Presenter: Summit: Opening Remarks
Jeff Robbins
Executive Director
CleanAIRE NC
- Facilitator: Climate Action Series: Choosing Our Transportation Future
Jerry Brown
Siemens Smart Infrastructure
- Presenter: Summit Breakout Topic Two: Business Drivers for Prioritizing Climate Action in NC
Joanne Sullivan
NC Business Committee for Education
José Saucedo
Community Organizer
Power Up Winston-Salem
- Presenter: Summit Climate Success Stories
Jerry Williams
Chief Environmental Officer
SAS
- Presenter: Summit Breakout Topic Two: Business Drivers for Prioritizing Climate Action in NC
Jorge Montezuma
Founder
Wanu Organics
- Presenter: Consulting Session: Setting up Commercial Composting Facilities; Climate Action Series: Food & Climate: Save Money, Reduce Waste, Weigh in on the Future of Food
Jen McFarland
Founder
Marit Digital
- Consultant: Green Tech: Choosing and Using Sustainable Tools
Kaley Cross
Founder
Circular Roots Consulting
- Consultant: Understanding Your Waste Streams and Taking Immediate Action
Kristine Suh
Oil Change International
- Consultant: Building a Sustainable Team Culture to Reduce Burnout
Laura Lara Rodriguez
Global Project Manager, Automotive and Aerospace Solutions Division
3M
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Every Job is a Climate Job
Laura Oxner
A Simple Gesture
- Consultant: Navigating School Systems: Learn from the Nation’s Leading Food Recovery School District
Malhar Shah
CEO
microWatt Energy
- Consultant: Navigating Carbon Footprint: Practical Strategies for Your Business
Matt Kuntz
Senior Director, Global EHS
Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies
- Presenter: Summit Breakout Topic Two: Business Drivers for Prioritizing Climate Action in NC
Matt Abele
Executive Director
NC Sustainable Energy Association
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Home Solar: Why Now is the Time to Act, Make Solar a Core Business Strategy; Summit Breakout Topic One: Solar and Energy Efficiency Proliferation for Business and Communities – Challenges and Solutions
Meg Fencil
Director of Engagement & Impact
Sustain Charlotte
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Choosing Our Transportation Future: Climate Friendly Choices are Within Reach
Melissa Malkin-Weber
Co-Director
NC Clean Energy Fund
- Presenter: Summit Breakout Topic One: Solar and Energy Efficiency Proliferation for Business and Communities – Challenges and Solutions
Michelle (Meech) Carter
Clean Energy Campaigns Director
NC League of Conservation Voters
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Health, Comfort, & Affordability: Get There Through Energy Efficiency; Consulting Session: Support on IRA Applications: Ask Me Anything!
Paul Galvin
Guilford Works
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: What is a Good “Clean Tech/Green Job?
Pete Krull
Partner & Director of Sustainable Investing
Earth Equity Advisors
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Make Every Job a Climate Job
Sophie Davis
Climate Corp Coordinator
Environmental Defense Fund
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Health, Comfort, & Affordability: Get There Through Energy Efficiency
Don Moreland
Solar Crowdsource
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Home Solar: Why Now is the Time to Act
Stan Cross
Electric Transportation Director
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Choosing Our Transportation Future
Zane Lichtneger
Sustainability Analyst
SAS Institute
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Business Energy Efficiency
Shree Dorestant
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Greensboro
- Presenter: Summit Awards
Marikay Abuzuaiter
City Councilor City of Greensboro
- Opening Remarks: The Summit
Ethan Blumenthal
Regulatory Counsel NC Sustainable Energy Association
- Presenter: Summit Breakout Topic One: Solar and Energy Efficiency Proliferation for Business and Communities – Challenges and Solutions
Michael Binger
Regional Director Society of St. Andrew
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Food & Climate: Save Money, Reduce Waste, Weigh in on the Future of Food
Christine Wittmeier
Organics Recycling Specialist NC Department of Environmental Quality
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Food & Climate: Save Money, Reduce Waste, Weigh in on the Future of Food
Brandon Pendry
Communications and Outreach Specialist Southern Energy Management
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: What is a Good “Clean Tech/Green Job?
Missy Akin
Director, Workforce Partnerships Brady Services
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: What is a Good “Clean Tech/Green Job?
Nick Jimenez
Sr. Attorney
Southern Environmental Law Center
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Solar is a Core Business Strategy
Matt Pesce
Facility Strategies Group
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Reducing Cost & Carbon Through Energy Efficiency
Gary Silverstein
- Presenter: Climate Action Series: Health, Comfort, & Affordability: Get There Through Energy Efficiency
Bree Charron
Water Quality Director
NC Coastal Federation
- Consultant: Stormwater is Not an After Thought